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Wednesday, 30 September 2009

hello crafty girls, frustrated..still can't craft,arms not too good at all,the burn runs from my knuckles to mid fore arm, being my right arm real pain, excuse pun..like a snake shedding my skin..its wrapped in a kind of cling film to keep it clean and stop it drying out..nice..typing left handed, excuse spelling ...hope to be back playing in a couple of days, crafty hugs to you all, Julie-Anne xx

Sunday, 27 September 2009

hello, well its a beautiful sunny day on the south coast, off out to love Albert road day soon,it's a twice a year event were the road is closed, bands ,street entertainers etc, its a Bohemian street, retro shops, second had goods, boutiques etc, the card i want to share today is a fancey fold spring card, will pit measurements on later when i get back, going to use for 2 of my favorite challenges, cute daisy may http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/2009/09/texture.html which has a theme of texture this week, this blog show cases the hand drawn and then turned into digi stamp designs of they talented Linnie, a must for all card makers

forever friends rubber stamp with a daisy, which i cut off, bought from www.glitterpot.co.uk i coloured with my chalk pencils from www.craftsulove.co.uk i love chalks,they are a very under used medium A4 sheet of card to make the base spring card, 2 sheets of color corecoredinations card stock, beautiful texture, i embossed some with a flower plate in my bigshot,the parcels die cuts i bought from eBay, i chalked around edges also, flower i made with paper punches, message from craftwork cards,on a mat cut with stampin up scallop oval punch, ribbon from my stash, off out catch up later my crafty friends, Julie-Anne xx

Saturday, 26 September 2009

while the gang were at footie i had a lovely play with my new stampin up stamps..yummy calorie free cupcakes, had some real fun,took my mind off my sore arm, charlies grandie wants to whip me off to the minor injury clinic again as its gone a very dark brown, not really how i want to spend my Saturday night..going to use this card to enter 2 challenges, sketch and stashhttp://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-and-stash-challenge-19.htmlfabby sketch which i have put above, just in case i can tempt you to hop over and join me,i love the sketches they have not too fiddly, and they encorage you to use bits from your stash, my new stamps and the ribbons are from my stash,the other challenge i found for the first time this morning is stamp with us http://stampwithus.blogspot.com/2009/09/stamp-with-us-recipe-challenge.html you have to use at least one stampin up product, they have a recipe wait for it, NO PATTERNED PAPER 2 x RIBBONS 2 x STAMPS, i can here you all shouting ...no papers..it was a nice refreshing change to think outside the box

materials used

stampin up cupcake and sentiment from the same set,cupcake crazy,coloured with my trusty water colour pencils,white bazzill card which i made an A5 card blank, brown and lime green bazzill card,all from capture the magic http://www.capturethemagic.biz/,SU oval and scallop oval punch,paper flowers,card candy and ribbon from my stash,really pleased how this card came out, not so pleased with photo,light not quite right for taking photo's today,catch up later, crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

if any one is looking to buy some stampin up products,i can highly recomend sarah jane, this is her blog,grab a coffe and pop over http://cardsandacuppa.blogspot.com/ my order came in under a week,know thats service

hello crafty friends,my gang have just gone to football so i thought i would share this alternative Christmas card, i found a new challenge blog winter wonderland (new to me)http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/week-17-hot-chocolate.html it is just for Christmas cards .. well get me on the road to making some more, i was attracted by the theme hot chocolate, wow mojo was shrilling with excitement..i made this cup of hot chocolate card, fingers crossed it's what they wanted had loads of fun making it, hope you like.

materials used

decorative papers ,card and card candy from craftworks cards , from their yummy scrummy range, brown bazzill card from capture the moment ,flowers papermill shop, ribbon american art,image tilda coloured with water colour pencils,oval and scallop oval but with nesties and sentiment from Nickie from www.stampingalday.co.uk

good morning girls, quite sore this morning and my hand and wrist stiff, MrOscar my Lhasaapso puppy he's just a year old,has a hair appointment this morning, so he will sulk all afternoon, will try and remember to take picture when he gets back, will look quite cute,charlies grandie took him down to the beach last night so he needs the sand washing out of his curls....sat planning my Christmas cards last night, must make a start soon, must be more organised than last year when i did not start till the first week in December...naughty crafty nanny, hope All's well, catch up later, Julie-Anne xx

Thursday, 24 September 2009

help girls please, quite new to rubber stamping, at the moment i have whispers brush markers, water colour pencils,chalks and some aqua crayons, but love the effect that i have seen while blog hopping given by copic and pro markers, they are not cheep and will have to collect a few at a time,which ones are the question, and what colours...any advise would be fabby, many thanks Julie-Anne xx

morning girls, sorry i had nothing to share with you yesterday, had a little accident.....managed to knock over a hot cup of black coffee,scalded from my knuckles to mid fore arm..so spent yesterday afternoon at A&E...feels loads better this morning,hope to play later with the help of some good pain killers...crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

good morning crafty friends, over the moon, i have won the challenge over at crafty creations,i have won a beautiful stamp, as i don't have many, it will be a very welcome play mate for my other crafty bits,they have just set their next challenge windows, come girls pop over and join them this week, use this link to get there http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/09/crafty-creations-challenge-34-windows.html, catch up later, must do the ironing, its the down fall of a nice drying day yesterday, crafty hugs Julie-Anne xx

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

is this image so cute she arrived this morning,she is a new release from bidmalarna, i bought her with an other one fromhttp://www.bunnyzoescrafts.com/i just had to have a play, i am going to use this card a try for 3 challenges

image was mimosa cupcake by bidmalarna,coloured with water colour pencils and blended with a blending pen, brown bazzill card which i cut to make an 6" square card blank,papers from craftwork cards a long with white card candy, ribbon from American crafts,quickutz teapot,cup and bonbon dies,i used scraps of bazzill card to make the die cut embellishments,crafty hugs Julie-Anne

hello crafty girls, i made this card today as a luck card for my youngest son, who is just 16, he is playing at southsea fest tomorrow, what a week after playing support to roses king castle on Wednesday eve, hes a bit special as he writes all his own songs and music, huge as he has suffered with ME/CFS for three years, after dinner i will add picture of him and see the likeness,i am also going to use it for 2 challenges, the corrosive challenge http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-29-its-sketch-day.htmlthey have a sketch as their challenge this week, which is above if you Fancy playing along,Can't wait to see what you do with this sketch! they also have a prize this week are some chipboard tags by Piggy Tales and some matching paper

the theme this week is teenage boys, as we all know male cards can be difficult, lovely samples from their design team go and have a peek

materials used

6" white square card blank, die cuts with a view rock star stack,image of Edwin by magnolia, coloured with water colour pencils, looks better in real life than in the picture for some reason, 3 black buttons from my stash, i layered all the levels with 1mm foam pads, it give it some depth,back soon with pickie of my rock star, crafty hugs Julie-Anne

8" white square card blank, image and backing papers are a digital down load from pink petticoat, i printed them onto some lovely white shimmer paper i bought from the papermill shop,which i coloured with sukuragell pens, i die cut the circle(4") and scallop circle (4.5") from a set of wooden die from www.cross-cuts.com i punch the layering flowers out of some white ice stardream card from PDA , 6 flat back lilac gems from my stash, off to feed the gang, not nice when they are hungry, crafty hugs, julie-anne

cute daisy may digi download coloured with water colour pencils, i printed the image on white shimmer paper, 8" white square card blank,2 x imaginations double sided scrapbook paper, 2 x different green bazzill card stock and one sheet of pale mint Greenstardream card, paper flowers and card candy from my stash, off out tonight one of my sons is playing a gig, he is supporting roses king castles who is a mixture of the Liberians and baby shambles...so I'm informed, i think i am meant to be impressed, he is also playing southsea feast this coming weekend which is a music festival in southseaHampshire, will try and take pickies to post, happy crafting, Julie-Anne

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

i am going to use this sweet Oriental card as my entry for 3 challenges,i have used the sketch above from crafty cardmakers challenge blog,which is one of the challenges, the other two are simon says stamp challenge and ABC challenge

i have only just found crafty cardmakers blog, http://www.craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ they are on their their 3rd challenge which is the above sketch, which is fabby, their blog is a bit different as it has some great hints and tip, well worth a visit crafty girls, they are sponsored by the lovely Joanna Sheen who is offering a £10 voucher to her online store,i love Joanna'sCd's

the second challenge is ABC http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/d-is-for.htmlwho are on D this week, D ....is for die cuts, up my street i love die cuts, my best friend is my bigshot....or it may be quickutz... like children one should not have fav's very happy with this challenge, jumped in with both feet, and huge smile

the third challenge is SimonSay's stamp challenge http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/simon-saysoriental.html which is a lovely blog, lots of informative hints and tips, and funny stuff to make me smile,This week they want to to see a taste of the Orient in your creations. One lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $25 P&P free shopping spree in the Simon Says Stamp store which has generously been given by Heidi.

materials used

digi down load from http://www.charmedcards.co.uk/ coloured in with water colour pencils,i printed out onto white shimmer paper, quickly threw some clear embossing power on the image as soon as it emerged from printer and heat embossed

i used the go-kreated layering dies to cut the main Matt, the flowers were cut from a wooden die i bough off ebay, card candy from http://www.craftworkcards.co.uk/ i inked round all the die cuts,Matt's and decorative papers with an old rustcoloured ink pad to give card some definition, layered up with 1mm foam pads

weather here is not nice.dark grey and lots of showers...not very good for ting pictures, must go and start dinner, Emily's in from school and Edwards just home from college, not very nice when they are hungry, crafty hugs Julie-Anne

Monday, 14 September 2009

firstly the challenge over at papertake weekly http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-23.html, just had to play with this fabby sketch, will keep this one to use again, they have as their sponsor this week My Creative Classroom , papertake have some lovely challenges pop and pay them a visit

the second challenge is my time to craft challenge blog, their theme is polka dot party, i have only just found this blog, and had to join them,if you have not been over to visit highlyrecommend, make a coffee and enjoy

the third challenge i am going to enter this card into is pile it onhttp://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-15-color-pop.html theme this week is a colour challenge black , white and another colour, i have chose to use black white and grey, i am sure you agree with me pile it on does have some fun challenges, they are sponsored by the cutting cafe,a place i love to visit, they sell digi stamps and cutting piles

second challenge i am going to use this card for is digital Tuesdayhttp://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-23-its-all-about-kids.html the theme this week is all about the kids, teenagers, throw to babies the choice is all your they have a wonderful new sponsor this week, Cut It Out Paper Crafts!Lynda's images are just delightful! the image i used on my card is one of her digi down loads fashion Karina, i was very impressed how quickly the image was emailed to me, i have used it quite big on my card 6" high and there was no loss of detail, i love this challenge as it makes me use different medium instead of using the same old stamped images, sorry pickie a bit blurred..that Monday morning thing..

Sunday, 13 September 2009

top class day here on the south coast, my baby girl's 14Th birthday..were have the year's gone..being the youngest of 4 she will always be the baby, we asked her how she wanted to spend her special day..family picnic..so picnic it was,all the gang,partners, our grandson charlie, and the oldies went to local park, we had enough food to feed an army,did it in style down to the picnic table, we got some looks..or maybe it was the loud laughter..played a game of football rounders, and the pass the parcel,

cute daisy may digi images down load http://countrycraftergooglemailcom.blogspot.com/ i coloured the image with water colour pencils,whisper brush markers, and cosmic shimmer water colours, i printed 3 images and cut and layered them with pinflairgel glue

i hope you like my card, it is a lot nicer in real life, picture does t do it justice,number one son borrowed camera, and yet to return it, have had to use my phone, off to do ironing...youngest daughters birthday Sunday hope weather holds as we have a BBQ planned,

i stamped and embossed the image into smooth white card, i layered each layer with 2mm foam pads,to give card more impact, i love this stamp as reminds me of charlie, he loves bubbles, and bath toys,there is only just room for him , crafty hugs, Julie-Anne

Monday, 7 September 2009

this card my entry for the challenge over at creative card crewthe theme this week is a colour challenge pink, black and white, they are being sponsored this week by Whimsy stamps today and the fabulous prize that Denise has given us is:Pyjama Emma stamp and the Wedding Cake and Kisses digital download.

good morning crafty folks, over the moon,my baby card is this weeks faviouit over at forever friends challenge,made my morning, very quite here this morning, zoe moved for her new job yesterday, Edward's at college, Emily's back at school, and charlie nursery, getting up early after the summer break was a shock...but upside is more crafting time,happy crafting, Julie-Anne

Friday, 4 September 2009

i have made this little paper bag book for my eldest daughter Zoe, she is very beautifull and career minded young lady, she is 23, she has just been promoted, and will be flying the nest to live in Epsomsurrey, she will be home most weekends, i am going to fill the book with photographs of all her friends, they have all given me special messages to put in the pockets, i am going to use it as my entry for 3 blog challenges

no 1 is allsorts challenge #16, this weeks theme is nothing stamped, Amanda has set this weeks challenge This week as a prize she is offering this Stamping Up "polka dots" large background stamp. allsorts have lovely challenges highly recommend a peek at their blog

no 2 is C.R.A.F.T challenge #15 this is a great challenge blog, and this week the theme is any thing but a card, This week Donnas Den is their sponsors - where they stock DCWV, Dovecraft and Making Memories amongst others - pop by and have a wee look round!

no 3 is creative challenge blog, a new blog to me, only just found it, fabby well worth a visit,they are on challenge #15 and their theme is stitching, i have stitched with my mini sewing machine on nearly every page,This weeks sponsor is........The Lovely “Simon Say’s Stamp”, who is offering a $20 voucher

materials used

white 6"paper bags book, sorry girls not sure were i bought it

papers, stickers, rubons are a mixture of K&CO and HOTP which i bought from the stitch and craft show, from capture magic, they also have an one line shop http://www.capturethemagic.co.uk/

cardstock is all bazzil basic, most of the flowers are prima,or from my stash, the large buckle on the front cover from the paper mill shop, ribbons are from my stash,

Crafters Companion

About Me

Hello I'm Julie, and I am a craft addict. I have crafted all my life. I started with Knitting when I was 4. 10 years ago my husband brought me a die cutting machine, that started my paper crafting journey. over the past 5 years I have been making samples for different suppliers at Create and Craft which have included Tattered Lace, Tatty Twinkle, cupcake crafting and card creations +. Currently I'm a member of the Crafters Companion Design team, making samples for their shows on Hochanda and HSN in America,
Please use my card designs for inspiration, but i kindly ask that you do not copy them, or claim them as your own

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Please note that photos, text , designs and ideas are copyright of Julie Ann Perry AKA Handcrafted By Charlies Nanny. Feel free to use my ideas for inspiration. However, please do not submit my work as yours, for contests, publications or personnel gain.. All Stamp or digital images are copy righted to the original designer